Episode 277 - Michael Long, PhD

01/25/24 • 35 min

On January 25, 2024 we spoke with Michael Long about vocalization, language and conversation from birds to humans. We discuss what can be learned from birdsong, warbling in parrots, singing mice, and human conversation.

Guest: Michael Long, Thomas Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the New York University School of Medicine.

Host: Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Thanks to James Tepper for original music.

Guest: Michael Long, Thomas Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the New York University School of Medicine.

Host: Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Thanks to James Tepper for original music.

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Episode 276 - Itamar Lerner, PhD

On January 19, 2024 we talked with Itamar Lerner on the complex relationship between sleep and learning, the phases of sleep, and kinds of learning.

Guest:

Itamar Lerner, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Thanks to James Tepper for original music.

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Episode 278 - Lori Holt, PhD

On February 1, 2024, Lori Holt joined us to talk about categorical perception of speech (and some other) sounds, how they are learned and the brain mechanisms responsible for them.

Guest:

Lori Holt, Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin

Participating:

Nicole Wicha, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Marina Silveira, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA

Host

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UTSA